... universal condition; "All went lame; all blind," as though no one can escape. Visual imagery is a potent technique used throughout the poem when recounting the disturbing scenes of battles and the dying soldier. For example, it is displayed when Owen says, "Under a green sea, ... the lines seem elongated; "Many had lost their boots, but limped on blood-shod." Similarly, the alliteration in line 20 "devil's sick of sin" illuminates the sounds of a hissing snake which usually relates to a form of the devil. From Owen's perspective, ... was a reality for him. The image of the dying soldier b...

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